Olympics News
Nazar scores twice as U.S. rallies past Czechs at hockey worlds
Frank Nazar scored a pair of goals to help the United States rally for a 5-2 victory over the Czechia, handing the defending champions their first defeat at the ice hockey world championship on Tuesday.
'Nino' Benvenuti, Olympic and professional boxing champ, dies
Italian boxer Giovanni 'Nino' Benvenuti, an Olympic gold medalist in 1960 and a two-division world champion as a professional, died Tuesday at the age of 87, the Italian Olympic Committee announced in a statement.
Former Olympic champion ski jumper Robert Johansson retiring
Former Olympic champion ski jumper Robert Johansson announced his retirement on Tuesday while an investigation continues into alleged cheating by his teammates at the world championships.
Sources: NFL to allow players to play flag football at 2028 Olympics
A vote on whether to allow NFL players to participate in flag football at the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics is expected to pass at Tuesday's league meeting, sources told ESPN.
NFL expected to approve players in '28 Games, but should it?
A vote Tuesday is expected to pave the way for players such as Patrick Mahomes and Tyreek Hill to play Olympic flag football.
BAL's Tylor Ongwae inspired by hometown heroes in Kenya's running Mecca of Eldoret
Nairobi City Thunder (NCT) captain Tylor Ongwae is arguably the face of Kenyan basketball, but in his home city of Eldoret, the most notable athletes are neither hoopers nor footballers, but rather world-famous marathon runners.